Clash's Albums of the Year 2015
So here we are: the year's finest album. We've been counting down what are (in our opinion) the 50 finest album releases of 2015, a list that
Published: December 18, 2015 12:35
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Currents | Tame Impala | Jul-17-2015, Synthpop |
| #3 | Art Angels | Grimes | Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #4 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #5 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Foam Island | Darkstar | Oct-02-2015, Art Pop |
| #7 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #8 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #9 | Real Life | Real Lies | Oct-16-2015, Alternative Dance |
| #10 | Natureboy | Natureboy Flako | Mar-23-2015, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #11 | Integrity> | Jme | May-04-2015, Grime |
| #12 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #13 | Coming Home (Deluxe) | Leon Bridges | Jun-23-2015, |
| #14 | Culture of Volume | East India Youth | Apr-06-2015, Synthpop |
| #15 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |
| #16 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Aug-21-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Grey Tickles, Black Pressure | John Grant | Oct-02-2015, Synthpop |
| #18 | Architect | C. Duncan | Jul-17-2015, Indie Pop |
| #19 | Elaenia | Floating Points | Nov-06-2015, Progressive Electronic |
| #20 | Platform | Holly Herndon | May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #21 | A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons | Little Simz | Sep-18-2015, UK Hip Hop |
| #22 | Dornik | Dornik | Aug-07-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #23 | Goon | Tobias Jesso Jr. | Mar-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Rodeo | Travis Scott | Sep-04-2015, Trap |
| #25 | Key Markets | Sleaford Mods | Jul-24-2015, Post-Punk |
| #26 | Born In The Echoes | The Chemical Brothers | Jul-17-2015, Big Beat |
| #27 | What Went Down | Foals | Aug-28-2015, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Y Dydd Olaf | Gwenno | Jul-24-2015, Indie Pop |
| #29 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #30 | Bizarster | Luke Vibert | Oct-16-2015, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #31 | A Dream Outside | Gengahr | Jun-15-2015, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #33 | Marks to Prove It | The Maccabees | Jul-31-2015, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Before We Forgot How To Dream | SOAK | Jun-01-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | The Magic Whip | Blur | Apr-24-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #36 | Nozinja Lodge | Nozinja | Jun-01-2015, Shangaan Electro |
| #37 | Bleeds | Roots Manuva | Oct-30-2015, UK Hip Hop |
| #38 | Shedding Skin | Ghostpoet | Mar-02-2015, Art Pop |
| #39 | b'lieve i'm goin down... | Kurt Vile | Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock |
| #40 | Fading Frontier | Deerhunter | Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #41 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #42 | Late Nights: The Album | Jeremih | Dec-04-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #43 | Holding Hands With Jamie | Gilla Band | Sep-25-2015, Noise Rock |
| #44 | 90059 | Jay Rock | Sep-11-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | On Your Own Love Again | Jessica Pratt | Jan-27-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #46 | Projections | Romare | Feb-23-2015, Downtempo |
| #47 | Testimony | Letta | Oct-09-2015, Grime |
| #48 | In Colour | Jamie xx | May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #49 | Imaginary Lines | Fatima Yamaha | Nov-27-2015, Electro House |
| #50 | Purpose | Justin Bieber | Nov-13-2015, Contemporary R&B |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Currents | Tame Impala | Album, Jul-17-2015, Synthpop |
| #3 | Art Angels | Grimes | Album, Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #4 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #5 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Foam Island | Darkstar | Album, Oct-02-2015, Art Pop |
| #7 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #8 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #9 | Real Life | Real Lies | Album, Oct-16-2015, Alternative Dance |
| #10 | Natureboy | Natureboy Flako | Album, Mar-23-2015, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #11 | Integrity> | Jme | Album, May-04-2015, Grime |
| #12 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Album, Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #13 | Coming Home (Deluxe) | Leon Bridges | Album, Jun-23-2015, |
| #14 | Culture of Volume | East India Youth | Album, Apr-06-2015, Synthpop |
| #15 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Album, Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |
| #16 | Compton | Dr. Dre | Album, Aug-21-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Grey Tickles, Black Pressure | John Grant | Album, Oct-02-2015, Synthpop |
| #18 | Architect | C. Duncan | Album, Jul-17-2015, Indie Pop |
| #19 | Elaenia | Floating Points | Album, Nov-06-2015, Progressive Electronic |
| #20 | Platform | Holly Herndon | Album, May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #21 | A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons | Little Simz | Album, Sep-18-2015, UK Hip Hop |
| #22 | Dornik | Dornik | Album, Aug-07-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #23 | Goon | Tobias Jesso Jr. | Album, Mar-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Rodeo | Travis Scott | Album, Sep-04-2015, Trap |
| #25 | Key Markets | Sleaford Mods | Album, Jul-24-2015, Post-Punk |
| #26 | Born In The Echoes | The Chemical Brothers | Album, Jul-17-2015, Big Beat |
| #27 | What Went Down | Foals | Album, Aug-28-2015, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Y Dydd Olaf | Gwenno | Album, Jul-24-2015, Indie Pop |
| #29 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Album, Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #30 | Bizarster | Luke Vibert | Album, Oct-16-2015, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #31 | A Dream Outside | Gengahr | Album, Jun-15-2015, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #33 | Marks to Prove It | The Maccabees | Album, Jul-31-2015, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Before We Forgot How To Dream | SOAK | Album, Jun-01-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | The Magic Whip | Blur | Album, Apr-24-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #36 | Nozinja Lodge | Nozinja | Album, Jun-01-2015, Shangaan Electro |
| #37 | Bleeds | Roots Manuva | Album, Oct-30-2015, UK Hip Hop |
| #38 | Shedding Skin | Ghostpoet | Album, Mar-02-2015, Art Pop |
| #39 | b'lieve i'm goin down... | Kurt Vile | Album, Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock |
| #40 | Fading Frontier | Deerhunter | Album, Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #41 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #42 | Late Nights: The Album | Jeremih | Album, Dec-04-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #43 | Holding Hands With Jamie | Gilla Band | Album, Sep-25-2015, Noise Rock |
| #44 | 90059 | Jay Rock | Album, Sep-11-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #45 | On Your Own Love Again | Jessica Pratt | Album, Jan-27-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #46 | Projections | Romare | Album, Feb-23-2015, Downtempo |
| #47 | Testimony | Letta | Album, Oct-09-2015, Grime |
| #48 | In Colour | Jamie xx | Album, May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #49 | Imaginary Lines | Fatima Yamaha | Album, Nov-27-2015, Electro House |
| #50 | Purpose | Justin Bieber | Album, Nov-13-2015, Contemporary R&B |